German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) will take legal action against the procurement decision of the German Federal Ministry of Defence to grant the MKS 180 project to a consortium led by Damen.
In 2019, ECA GROUP successfully performed the Sea Performance Trials Test of its Steering Console for the South Korean programme KSS-III (Jangbogo III) – Batch 1 first submarine.
Patria has delivered the first modernized Hamina-class missile boat to the Finnish Navy (Merivoimat). The first modernized vessel is FNS Tornio with pennant number 81.
For the first time, Boeing and the U.S. Navy flew an F/A-18 Super Hornet equipped with an Infrared Search & Track (IRST) Block II pod in late 2019.
The US Coast Guard released a final request for proposal (RFP) Jan. 10, 2020, for industry studies to support offshore patrol cutter (OPC) follow-on production.
As the general contractor, Damen as well as its partners Blohm+Voss and Thales are pleased with the intention announced today, to instruct the partners to supply the German Navy with at least four frigates of type “Multi-purpose battle ship MKS 180”.
The first board meeting of Naviris, the joint venture between Fincantieri and Naval Group, took place. This partnership cements the shared desire of the two companies to build a future of excellence for the shipbuilding industry and Navies.
The U.S. Navy announced on Jan. 13, 2020 that AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation (Leonardo) was awarded a contract for $176.5M for the production of 32 TH-73A helicopters in support of the Advanced Helicopter Training System (AHTS) program.
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) announced today that Dutch shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding B.V. won the MKS 180 Multi-Purpose Combat Ship tender.
The developmental LCA (N) MK1 achieved an important milestone on 11 Jan 20 with the successful Arrested Landing on board the naval aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
